I believe in instinct, not reason. When reason is right, nine times out of ten it is impotent, and when it prevails, nine times out of ten it is wrong.

It is often wonderful how putting down on paper a clear statement of a case helps one to see, not perhaps the way out, but the way in.

I expect that all of us get pretty much what we deserve of appreciation.

When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.

The test of a good letter is a very simple one. If one seems to hear the other person talking as one reads, it is a good letter.

All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.

I believe in instinct, not reason. When reason is right, nine times out of ten it is impotent, and when it prevails, nine times out of ten it is wrong.